Fort Payne News

Last Friday, Cornerstone Christian Academy held its first-ever Veterans Day program and filled the gymnasium with children, parents, grandparents, and invited veterans.

Alabama National Storyteller Renee Morrison refers to storytelling as 'writing on the wind.' Morrison and several other storytellers will gather at Little River Canyon Center on Saturday for the annual Tellabration storytelling celebration.

The Fort Payne City school board is expected to approve an instructor to add a little more beat in the high school band program.

Apparently, an earthquake rocked Fort Payne and DeKalb County on Monday. Well, maybe 'rocked' is too strong of a word.

DeKalb Circuit Judge Randall Cole said he's not been directly notified about a U.S. Justice Department investigation into the proper use of interpreters in the local court system.

A minor earthquake hit this morning near fort payne. It registered as a 1.4 on the Richter Scale.

The Fort Payne Housing AuthorA ity this year got a $540,071 grant from the U.S. DepartA ment of Housing and Urban Development and mistakA enly reported in early OctoA ber that the stimulus grant would create 7,280 jobs, auA thority director Pamela E. Darwin said Monday.

A small earthquake struck Northeast Alabama before dawn Monday morning according to the United States Geological Survey.

'Twilight: New Moon' is already generating buzz as fans anxiously await the new movie opening Friday.

Carter Roberts is on a mission to help save lives. Roberts works with Norfolk Southern Railway and is a volunteer with Operation Lifesaver, an organization that promotes awareness at railroad crossings.

A former postal worker in Fort Payne, Ala., is under investigation for allegedly stealing mail while on a route, officials said.

Six people suspected of stealing ATV's in three states now face charges. Four ATV's shown to WAFF 48 News are just a few that have been stolen over the past few months.

Court officials say the U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Alabama's courts are following federal civil rights law in providing interpreters for people who are not fluent in English.

Three people are behind bars after investigators discovered the lab. Investigators said the suspects bought ingredients at one shopping center.

Fort Payne City schools officials and high school students honored about 200 DeKalb County veterans Monday at an annual Veteran's Day ceremony.

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 10:13 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 10:13 a.m. Court officials say the U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Alabama's courts are following federal civil rights law in providing interpreters for people who are not fluent in English.

Fort Payne City schools superintendent Jimmy Cunningham said Friday the list of nearly 30 candidates to be the new Fort Payne High School principal has been narrowed to six.

A Fort Payne man faces serious charges after meeting a teenage girl through a family acquaintance.

Funeral services are scheduled Friday for a member of a Fort Payne-based Army National Guard unit killed in Kuwait.

FORT PAYNE - A DeKalb County preacher charged with the sexual abuse of a boy faces having his probation revoked.